TITLE: Principal Sam Gets Fit
RELEASE DATE: July 2017
AUTHOR: Dr. Paul Semendinger
CATEGORIES: Picture Book/Children’s Book/Physical Fitness
PAGE COUNT: 37
ISBN: 978-0692925492
IMPRINT: Sunquills
KEYWORDS: School, Sports, Physical Education, Yoga, Friendship, Children,
Principal
ONE LINER:
PRINCIPAL SAM'S
NOT FEELING WELL! He's been eating too much candy and forgetting to exercise.
Principal Sam knows he needs to get in shape, but he's not sure where to
start. Ms. Tami tells Principal Sam to come to her P.E. class. If only he
could keep all the sports straight! It's a good thing the kids of Sunnyside
School are here to help!
SYNOPSIS:
Principal Sam is
at it again! The loveable principal, who
often gets confused, ate far too many snacks on Halloween. Principal Sam gained a lot of weight and is
not in shape. To fix this, Principal Sam
turns to Ms. Tami, the school’s physical education instructor. Ms. Tami invites Principal Sam into her
class. Poor Principal Sam begins to
mix-up the sports and activities. Once
again the children of the school help Principal Sam. They teach him about the sports. All is well until a problem occurs on Field
Day… Can the special day be saved?
GUEST POST:
The Idea for
Principal Sam
The
idea of the Principal Sam character came as a result of the way I typically
talk with students. I try to be a
principal who is accessible to the children.
I try to make personal connections with each child. At times, I use humor to make kids smile and
laugh. Is there anything more wonderful
than a happy child? A number of years
ago, on a holiday, I honestly don’t remember which one it was, I purposely said
something silly to a student such as, “I am so glad it’s Valentine’s Day. I can’t wait to go trick-or-treating.” The child laughed. I realized that whenever I say things like
this, the children always seem to enjoy it.
I then thought, “There’s a storybook character there – a principal who
is kind, and works hard, but who also confuses simple things.” That is how Principal Sam was born.
I
shared my idea with my wife and children who liked the idea. I then “pitched” the first story, about
confusing holidays, to an industry professional who fell in love with the
character. She asked if there were more
stories in the series. I stated that I
could come up with as many as she needed.
That night I wrote the first draft of “Principal Sam Gets Fit,” a story
where Principal Sam confuses sports.
Soon after, “Principal Sam and the Three Bears” was developed. The literary professional and I never made a
business deal, but I knew then I had a special character that had potential.
One
of the great aspects of the Principal Sam stories is that the children are the
real heroes. They have the ideas that
allow Principal Sam to find solutions to the things that confuse him. It is wonderful when adults can learn from
children. This book series highlights
that fact.
I
next reached out to my good friend, John Fredericks. Our friendship goes back to our college days
together. He is a great artist. I asked him if he’d be willing to draw a
likeness of Principal Sam. He created
the exact character I envisioned Principal Sam as being. From there, John became Principal Sam’s
illustrator.
I
was so thrilled with Ravenswood Publishing saw the potential in this character
and his book series. While the first
books talk about simple things that Principal Sam confuses such as holidays and
sports, some books that will be coming out in the near future will deal with
serious issues for children including bullying and STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineers, and Mathematics) learning.
Principal
Sam is a character that children can relate to because they also get confused
about simple things. Because Principal
Sam is a character they will grow to love and enjoy, when he does get serious
about certain things, like bullying, children will be able to learn from him.
I
am very excited about the future of Principal Sam! The children in his school help him and he
will be able, in turn, to help other children everywhere.
AUTHOR BIO:
Dr. Semendinger has been a passionate child-centered educator for almost
30 years. He first enjoyed a successful career as a middle school history
earning numerous awards including “Teacher of the Year” and the prestigious
“A+For Kids” grant before moving on to administration. Dr. Semendinger has
served as a high school vice principal, a middle school principal, and is
currently the principal of the most wonderful elementary school in the whole
world!
Dr. Semendinger is also an accomplished writer. His first book of
motivational passages, “Impossible is an Illusion” was be released in June 2017
by Ravenswood Publishing. Dr.
Semendinger’s first novel, “Scattering the Ashes” will be released in 2018 also
from Ravenswood. In addition, Dr. Semendinger writes picture books. His first picture book for children
“Principal Sam and the Calendar Confusion” has been released to excellent
reviews! The follow-up book in the
Principal Sam series, “Principal Sam Gets Fit” will be released in July
2017. Dr. Semendinger’s original and
unique history of the New York Yankees “The Least Among Them,” is also
currently in editorial review. In
additional to his published writing, Dr. Semendinger is a featured writer on
the highly successful Yankees blog, “It’s About the Money” which is a member of
the ESPN SweetSpot Network. He also
frequently publishes on eduTopia and on his highly successful blog.
More than all of this, a family man, Dr. Semendinger enjoys and greatly
values the time he can spend as a husband and “Dad” with his wife and three
sons. There is nothing he is prouder of
than the fact that he is a good dad and husband.
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